Semenuk questioned whether the prosecution had the authority to do so and was told the Criminal Code allowed it if the court considered it appropriate.

Semenuk didn’t, citing concerns it might affect a publication ban on the victim’s identity, preventing her abusers from hearing the effect they had on her.

The judge was hearing submissions on the sentencing of Corey and Cody Manyshots, who earlier pleaded guilty to four charges, including kidnapping and sexual assault causing bodily harm, in connection with a Nov. 14, 2014, random attack on their victim.

The brothers grabbed the teenager at a northeast bus stop around 11;30 p.m. and forced her into an alley, before both raped her.

They then forced her to go with them to their Martindale home, where they kept her for more than eight hours, taking turns raping her repeatedly.

Aubry said the judge’s ruling could have added to the victim’s trauma.

“People better recover from traumatic events when they’re empowered to make their own decisions,” she said.